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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Guns => Topic started by: batsonbe on January 12, 2018, 11:16:51 PM

Title: 870 magnum 20ga Nitro 4x5x7
Post by: batsonbe on January 12, 2018, 11:16:51 PM
I posted this in the 20ga pattern pics thread and no one had responded yet. I'm adding it here to see if I can get any feedback. Thank you!

It seems like most people are shooting the HW Fed #7's. They are definitely throwing awesome patterns for you all! Does any one on here shoot the nitro 4x5x7? My buddy is saling me all of his hevishot for dirt cheap. I have a sumtoy .562 on the way. Eager to pattern my little 20ga. It was the first gun I ever purchased when I was a little boy.

Nitro says they should put 140-170 in a 10" at 40yrds. From what I could tell some people shooting the HW #7's were getting better counts but the majority were getting somewhere in that pellet count range or less.

Title: Re: 870 magnum 20ga Nitro 4x5x7
Post by: SumToy on January 13, 2018, 03:52:53 AM
In the past they have did good.   Now did you order 562 or 570
Title: Re: 870 magnum 20ga Nitro 4x5x7
Post by: batsonbe on January 13, 2018, 07:02:25 AM
I ordered a sumtoy 562
Title: Re: 870 magnum 20ga Nitro 4x5x7
Post by: 3bailey3 on January 13, 2018, 01:53:58 PM
Hey William I have a 562 that I have been shooting 7's out my M2 but I just got some of Apex's 9's that I wanted to try, will this choke be ok with that shot?
Title: Re: 870 magnum 20ga Nitro 4x5x7
Post by: SumToy on January 13, 2018, 07:39:43 PM
Yup it should do fine
Title: Re: 870 magnum 20ga Nitro 4x5x7
Post by: sevetts on January 14, 2018, 11:06:17 PM
Nitro 4x5x7s will out shoot federals heavys by a long shot if you find what they like. I shot an Indian creek .555 so 562 should be really good, maybe better. I would expect 180+


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Title: Re: 870 magnum 20ga Nitro 4x5x7
Post by: batsonbe on January 15, 2018, 02:15:05 PM
Glad to hear that! Looking forward to patterning it
Title: Re: 870 magnum 20ga Nitro 4x5x7
Post by: casersmcdoo on April 17, 2018, 02:43:05 PM
Did you ever pattern it?
Title: Re: 870 magnum 20ga Nitro 4x5x7
Post by: Poppahunts on April 17, 2018, 07:31:05 PM
Quote from: SumToy on January 13, 2018, 03:52:53 AM
In the past they have did good.   Now did you order 562 or 570

Have some folks had better luck with the 570 ?
I have got one of your 562's and does pretty well,  but I'll take what ever improvement I can get...
Title: Re: 870 magnum 20ga Nitro 4x5x7
Post by: mightyjoeyoung on April 17, 2018, 08:53:16 PM
You won't known until you go shoot some.